Posted on 05/17/2015 2:39:46 PM PDT by Whenifhow
Three rival motorcycle gangs turned a local restaurant into a shooting gallery Sunday afternoon and when the gunfire was over, nine people were dead and several were injured.
Waco police Sunday afternoon, assisted by Department of Public Safety troopers, police officers from several cities and deputies from the McLennan County Sheriff's Office were surrounding the Twin Peaks Restaurant, in the Central Texas Market Place after several people were reported shot during a rival motorcycle gang fight, Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said.
Police and troopers were in the parking lot trying to secure the area and protect citizens when a fight broke out inside the restaurant and spilled into the parking lot. Swanton said the fight quickly escalated from fists and feet to chains, clubs and knives, then to gunfire. Gang members were shooting at each other and officers at the scene fired their weapons, as well, Swanton said.
The scene at the Market Place between Don Carlos and Twin Peaks was absolute chaos, Swanton said.
The victims were taken by ambulance to Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Medical Center, which later was placed on lock down, but officials at Hillcrest said they had no comment.
He also said police have been trying to work with management at Twin Peaks for several weeks but have been thwarted in their efforts to avoid a situation like happened Sunday afternoon.
A witness who was having lunch across the parking lot at Don Carlos Mexican Restaurant said he and his family had just finished eating and walked into the parking lot when they heard several gunshots and saw wounded being taken from the fight scene.
"We crouched down in front of our pick-up truck because that was the only cover we had," the man, who asked not to be identified, said.
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They actually have very good food.
I hope somebody got video.
Exactly, let them all gather in an empty lot or abandoned building and just let them go nuts..supposedly other biker gangs are showing up at the restaurant with their pieces and the cops are arresting them..LOL stupid gang bangers
Police had Intel about this meeting ahead of time.
Mexican Amish Mafia =)
How’s the cherry pie?
I wonder what happen to him?
No, its that typical middle age loser biker BS. Basically they pretend to be what they see on TV. And sometimes when drunk they do this and cause misery for the cities they are in.
At least Texas will do something. Crackdown on these idiots is coming.
Rumor is more bikers headed to the area. Central Texas Marketplace (shopping center where Twin Peaks is located) has been shut down.
Well, I guess they ALL didn’t come to my town this weekend for the Big Motorcycle Rally that is currently going on.
Lots of other Texas outlaw bikers in town though.
How will Obama turn this into a "racciiissstt" event?
Don’t know. But the rice pudding is to die for...
Quarry. The projectiles stay more confined. If one misses its target it doesn’t hit the citizen across the street.
You never saw David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, did you?
Banditos & Cossacks.
PING!
Per Wiki:”On April 17, 2009, Reno was awarded the Justice Award by the American Judicature Society.[26] Eric Holder, Attorney General under the Obama Administration, presented Reno the award. Seth Andersen, Executive Vice President of AJS said the award recognizes “her commitment to improving our systems of justice and educating Americans about our great common enterprise – to ensure equality under the law.”[27] The award is the highest given by the AJS, and recognizes significant contributions toward improvements in the administration of justice within the United States.”
Nothing makes me admire our justice system more than burning women and children alive. /s
The illegal bikers will get treatment at the ER. The white citizen bikers will be turned away.
I know it's not funny, but...
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